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Left to right: Angela Faust BS’10, MBA’18; Dr. Vijay Mookerjee; and Dr. Hasan Pirkul [Photos: UTD]
UTD’s New AI and Analytics Lab Gets $100K Boost
by Lance Murray | Jan 22, 2025
The grant will purchase 10 powerful workstations that UTD students will use for complex analytics on large datasets in artificial intelligence applications.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2025
“At its core, design is about human experiences, and everything we create is built around that principle,” Ian Zapata said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2025
"Advancements with Ted Danson" airs nationwide, reaching around 450 million households via Bloomberg TV and distributed on Amazon Prime Video. Its spotlight on Ferris, 20 miles south of Dallas, will showcase how technology and innovation are being used to transform and empower local government and public administration.
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2025
Las Vegas-based MP Materials said the achievements at its Fort Worth facility bring the U.S. closer to reestablishing "a fully integrated, domestic supply chain for these critical components for the first time in decades." A key MP customer: General Motors and its electric vehicles.
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2025 Innovation Award winners represent the cutting edge of North Texas innovation across industries. From left: Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences; Aurora; Bell; and Dave Copps, Worlds.
Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation Breakthroughs Mark 2025 Awards
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Jan 21, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 21, 2025
In her new role, Susan Bennett oversees the legal, contracts, risk management, information security, and compliance areas of E2open's supply chain SaaS platform business.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 21, 2025
As CEO of Cricket West Indies for the past seven years, Johnny Grave enhanced the governance, cultivated a high-performance culture, and maximized the commercial and cricketing opportunities for the organization, Major League Cricket said. The league's six teams include the Grand Prairie-based Texas Super Kings.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 21, 2025
Novaria is a leading manufacturer of specialty components and hardware for the aerospace and defense industries. Bandy is a leader in the production of "tight tolerance" hinges and pins for both sectors.
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The Last Word: Walmart Tech Leader On Data Lakes, Modernization in Retail’s New Frontier
by Quincy Preston | Jan 21, 2025
The signature Jam Vino gourmet wine-infused jam created by Keller-based Chef Lorius was one 92 brands to receive a Golden Ticket during the annual Walmart Open Call. Available online now at Walmart.com, it'll reach the discount giant's shelves in 2025. "Jam Vino combines the heart of the South with the elegance of wine country, and our partnership with Walmart allows us to fulfill our mission of providing Everyday Luxury for Everyday People," Chef Lorious (AKA Lori Rogers) said in a statement.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2025
Hannah Vincent previously was the company's chief brand officer, overseeing both the customer service and marketing teams.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 18, 2025
Cytracom said that acquiring Telivy "accelerates its expansion" into Security and Risk Management (SRM), complementing its established Secure Access Service Edge and Unified Communications as a Service solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
Irving-based RumbleOn operates through two operating segments, its Powersports dealership group and Wholesale Express LLC, an asset-light transportation services provider focused on the automotive industry.
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John Dillon, La Madeleine's new president [Photo: La Madeline]
La Madeleine Appoints Former Denny’s Exec as Its New President
by Lance Murray | Jan 16, 2025
John Dillon will be responsible for creating a dynamic strategy to drive sales, increase the number of franchise partners, expand the brand's market presence, and further enhance plans around store-level profitability, operational efficiency, restaurant design, guest experience, marketing, and menu innovation.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
The "game-changing world-class music venue" is set to be built as part of a public-private partnership between Venu Holding Corp., the city of McKinney, the McKinney Economic Development Corp., and the McKinney Community Development Corp.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
The project, led by UTA physicist J. Ping Liu, seeks to make the mining of critical rare earth elements more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable by using cheaper, more abundant materials—helping to boost U.S. production of high-performance magnets.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jan 16, 2025
The RoboKind co-founder and current CTO at Highwire Capital—and AI 75 honoree—talks about the ability of artificial intelligence to create value, how Highwire is transforming business by matching traditional companies with innovative technologies, and the surprising thing he does for exercise.
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